The Contact Hotline is a regional suicide and crisis counseling line. Suicide-related calls come from people who:

are considering suicide

have survived suicide attempt(s)

are concerned about another person considering suicide

are dealing with the loss of someone through suicide

Suicide attempts and completion are acts of communication of anger, despair and a desire to make the pain go away. The Hotline provides an opportunity for the suicidal caller to talk to a nonjudgmental listener about his/her feelings about the situation. Our trained counselors can also help those at risk to develop a keep safe plan.

The Contact Hotline meets the highest standards for suicide hotlines. We are certified by the American Association of Suicidology. For more information, please visit: www.suicidology.org

A crisis does not have to be a major disaster. A crisis is something that causes distress, and the caller needs help coping with it over a period of hours or days or weeks. But the crisis does end. The intensity of the feelings lessens, and the caller adjusts to the event, condition or change in his/her life. It can be:

death of a loved one, including a pet

loss of a job

end of a relationship

failing a test at school

A crisis to one person may not be a crisis to another. Calling the Contact Hotline can help a person in crisis express and explore his/her intense feelings.

Callers do not have to be in a crisis to call the Contact Hotline. They don’t even have to be upset. They can call simply because they need to talk out an issue or concern or because they are feeling alone and need to connect with another person.

People of all ages call to talk about a wide range of feelings and personal problems concerning relationships, work or school, finances, substance use, depression or anxiety, loneliness, physical conditions, and more.